St. Paul daily globe., 1887-07-04
HIRED WEDDING OUTFITS.
Some of the Queer Secrets of Life
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of Baltimore chivalry, the Amer
can correspondent arose and offered his
seat to one of them.
She didn't thank him, of cour Sc; nor
did he expect it.
"WelI, Pm glad she's got husband
at last" said one. ''She'S been fishing
long enough"
20, don't know, replied her COM
paniOn. II liked her, and l thought her
dress was lovely. 1t set on her just too
pretty"
"Well.'' said the first-one of those
small, cabbage-haired girls that man
wants to keep away frOm-''that dress
ought to set nice. It's been to enough
weddings to know just how to set.
Why, if you was to lay that dress at
the church door it would walk right up
to the altar and say Il do at the proper
time and sign the marriage register"
What on earth are you talki ng
about, Sadie Mason? l believe you are
crazy"
81 mean what l say" said Sadie.
"MOllie johnson hired that wedding
dress, and right across the street there
there, right next door to that furni
ture Store-there's where she hired It,
The American man had heard every
word, and had carefully noted the ex-
act locality in the BOwery which the
cabbage-tOp had pointed out.
Two minutes thereafter he left the
car and was walking back to the spot.
1t was near Grand street. A little sign
said:
GENTS FULL DRESS SUITS FOR HIRE.
ELEGANT wEDDING-ROBES FOR LADIES.
l climbed up the stairs and entered
the room. Nothing was to be seen but
neatly furnished office. The prOprie-
tor, a gentlemanly citizens, remarkable
principally for big diamond, received
me cordially.
Pm afraid. SIR he said politely"
you'll be a little hard to fit for an
ming suit. You're excuse me for
Oning it-but you're just a little
nder Sir.'
which the gentleman meant to po-
1itely tell me that / was too thin to be
fitted by an ordinary dress suit.
''I'm sorry" l answered cOntritely,
"but would like to wear an-evening
suit when l get married. II looks so
tony, you know"
20, I'll fix you all right" F." he answered.
He took three or four measures, princi-
pally across my chest and alOngmye
less legs. and told me he would fix ur a
suit to fit me, so l could get married. Il
no end of style.
''Wnat will it cOst?''
1.-THE ordinary price for wedding
dress suit is ST. he said; ''but am
afraid will have to charge you dollar
extra, because-yOu'H excuse my men-
tiOning it-yOur shape is little hard to
fit.''
40, that's all right. By the way,
want my wedding to be tony. How's
this about wedding robes? Couldn't l
get something fly for my girl?'
Certainly sir. But my lady assistant
has left for to-day, sir, and if you could
return tomorrow, sir, with your lady
friend, when my assistant is in, we
could, very likely, find something ri:h
and handsome"
We were there the next morning
''we' and an accommodating lady friend.
The lady assistant met us, and my lady
friend worked off a very paSSable blush
at the proper moment. She took us into
an adj Joining room and pulled aside
curtain. Then she took a handsome
robe out of its linen covering and showed
it to uS..It was beauty. 1t was of rich
ivory satin, made in the style of the six
teenth century, with long, perfectly
plain court train, the front Ornamented
with three flounces of point lace, each
beaded by embroidery of pearls and
silver, ana the foot finished with gar
land of orange blossoms, The bodice
was pointed and embroidered with pearls
and silver, and it was finished with
high Medici collar, similarly embrOid-
cred. Ifwas lovely gown.
''How would you like that?" asked
the lady assistant. 1t would just suit
your style Of beatty, mademoiselle. You
are tall and stately and would look like
queen in this robe"
panion.
1--WE would hire you this gown for
one evening, to be returned the next
morning, for SIS.
That's too much"
''Well, mademOiselle, here's another
that has been worn five or six times and
would be cheaper. That first one is
brand new and has never been worn.
That's why we charge you more. Here's
one for 81. It's faille FrancaiSe; that's
very fashionable just now. All the so
ciety ladies are being married in that
now"
The gown she held up to our view was
white faille Franchise, with a square,
plain court train, the front draped with
ducheSSe lace over a foot ruching of
tulle and satin loops, and the cOrSage
cut square in the neck and trimmed
with ruchings of tulle and ribbons and
sprays of orange blossoms.
Isn't that pretty?" she asked, land
ID.
this was one of the leading SaleSladieS
in Macy'S, and the one just before was
typewriter for man that writes for the
papers. Both of them had very long
reports in the papers about the elegant
costumes they wore. | have a cousin
who knows a reporter on the World,
and whenever tell him there is going
to be a fashionable wedding AID give
him the items he always gets something
in one of the papers for me. don't
charge anything extra for that"
Finally, she persuaded my friend to
go to the trouble of putting Oh gown
of white grOs grain, with beaded tulle
front. outlined by wedding plumes of
white lilacS, and reverS. embroidered
with pearl beads, finishing the square
neck and Ornamenting the elbow
sleeves. She looked luSciouSly beauti-
full as she stood i'll the room with her
cleaning bare arms and shoulders.
''Of course, we furnish you with the
gloves, too. MOuSquetaireS of white un-
dressed kid are all the fashion. And if
you desire, for 30 cents extra, we can
furnish you with bouquet of rOSe-budS
or a handsome praycr-boOk. Prayer
books are most fashionable now,
though"
We selected the gown my companion
had on. The price was 81. including
gloves. The assistant took some meas
ures across the bust, etc. SO as to make
few necessary alterations inthe gown.
Two dollars was paid down in advance.
We gave her an impossible address and
left.
Half an hour later we had left the
noise and the Vulgarity of the BOwery
far behind us. and were in DelmOnico's
enjoying the cool and an ice.
20 had to tell her some awful fibS."
remarked my lady friend. ''abOut when
we were to be married and all that. DO
YOU know, she told me some very inter
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